Wynne Evans reveals his older brother Huw has died as Strictly star pays heartbreaking tribute to his ‘hero and inspiration’

Wynne Evans has revealed his older brother Huw has tragically passed away in a heartbreaking tribute on Wednesday.

The Strictly Come Dancing star, 52, shared a slew of images on Instagram as he announced his ‘gorgeous’ eldest brother’s shock death.

His cause of death is currently unknown. 

He wrote: ‘I’m so sad to say that my gorgeous eldest brother has passed away. My big brother was my hero and my inspiration.

‘Huw my darling I will miss you so much and am so glad I got to have you with me all my life.’

His brother Huw, who was a barrister, was the oldest of three boys from Carmarthen, South Wales.

Wynne Evans has revealed his older brother Huw has tragically passed away

The Strictly Come Dancing star shared a slew of images on Instagram as he announced his 'gorgeous' eldest brother's shock death (Huw, Mark and Wynne pictured)

The Strictly Come Dancing star shared a slew of images on Instagram as he announced his ‘gorgeous’ eldest brother’s shock death (Huw, Mark and Wynne pictured)

The Welsh Opera singer also has an older brother Mark, who he previously hosted a show with called Sibling Rivalry.

Wynne was flood with condolences from his close friends and celebrity pals, with Amy Dowden writing: ‘Sending you so much love Wynne ❤️’.

Danielle Harold penned: ‘Sending you lots of love ❤️’

Opening up on his childhood previously, Wynne told The Times: ‘I was the youngest of three boys: one brother is a barrister and the other an opera singer.

‘My father, David, was a council building inspector, and my half-Belgian mother, Elizabeth, was a hairdresser before she turned campaigner to save a local theatre.

‘We lived in an end-of-terrace Victorian house with an outside loo.I didn’t go on a plane until I was 24.’

The shock news comes just a day after Wynne was seen departing rehearsals for the Strictly Come Dancing 2025 tour.

He appeared in high-spirits as he left alongside his former professional dancer Katya Jones.

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